I have a Synology DS216j unit running plex and I've been very happy with it however it was only used as a server to watch my content on my TV but now the family want access and to having it supporting everyone in my house and a few family members remote accessing its time to build a dedicated server.
The new server must be able to do all the transcoding and be powerful enough to stream to some smart TV's, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV stick and a few smart phones and chromecast as my family want the choice of where to watch and on what device. I'd have no more that 10 active connections if everyone watches at the same time, lol.
I'm not looking for a list of what to buy I'd just like some advice as to what CPU I'm looking at and how much system RAM I'd need, judging from what I've read I don't need a graphics cards as plex doesn't use the GPU and a onboard graphic and sound card is fine. Also what PSU shouls I look at, would a 500W be fine? I have 2x8TB Western Digtial Red Hard Drives in the synology (in RAID) and will be adding 2x8TB drives to make 16TB on RAID in total.
Also Windows 10 or 7 or Windows Server?
I just need something that can cope with all the connections and streaming the content I have, I only ask for it to do any transcoding as some of the TV's are older model smart TV's.
Ohh 1 more thing, I don't do 1080 stuff, its all AVI, MP4, MKV etc with an average file size of 700mb-1.2gb.
Thank you